IBindingFallbackConverter interface¶

Defined in

Namespace: ReactiveUI.Binding Assembly: ReactiveUI.Binding.dll Full name: ReactiveUI.Binding.IBindingFallbackConverter Modifiers: public abstract

Summary¶

        Represents a converter that can handle runtime type pairs not covered by typed converters.
        Fallback converters are consulted only after all typed converters fail to match.

Applies to

net10.0, net10.0-browserwasm1.0, net10.0-desktop1.0, net9.0, net9.0-browserwasm1.0, net9.0-desktop1.0, net8.0, net8.0-ios17.5, net8.0-maccatalyst17.5, net8.0-macos14.2, net8.0-macos14.5, net8.0-tvos17.2, netstandard2.1, net462, net481

Class hierarchy

classDiagram
class IBindingFallbackConverter
class IEnableLogger {
    <>
}
IEnableLogger <|.. IBindingFallbackConverter

Implements: IEnableLogger

Remarks¶

Fallback converters exist for scenarios where conversion logic depends on runtime type characteristics that cannot be expressed as compile-time generic pairs.

Common use cases:

Component model type descriptors (reflection-based)
Platform-specific type conversions
IConvertible-based conversions

Affinity Guidelines:

1. 0 = Not supported
2. 1 = Last resort (ComponentModel/TypeDescriptor)
3. 3 = Broad runtime conversion (IConvertible/numeric widening)
4. 5 = Strong structural match (enum parsing, nullable unwrapping)

Do not return affinity greater than or equal to 10 to avoid competing with typed converters.

Methods¶

Name	Summary
GetAffinityForObjects	Calculates affinity for the specified runtime type pair.
TryConvert	Attempts to convert the value to the target type.